Tourism and Wildlife CS Rebecca Miano says although reported cases remain isolated, the prevailing situation foreshadows potential eruption if cautionary counsel goes unheeded.
The research, which was published in Science Day journal, found that the dangers linked to the consumption of red meat are too minimal and should therefore, not cause any worry.
The Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) has identified informal settlements as the main consumers of uninspected meat in the country.
In a case where tradition turned fatal, Marsabit’s pastoralists faced a health crisis. Possible lives lost and lessons learned in Shurr’s RVF outbreak.
Despite the risk of zoonotic diseases like Ebola and Lassa fever, 45 per cent of the country consumes bushmeat regularly, and now discussions to raise awareness are taking center stage.
A team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionise how the world eats.